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Nov 07, 2023mariball rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is my third reread of Carrie and while the story is familiar, the absolute gut-punch of emotions that Carrie endures due to her bullies' continuous torment, her burgeoning telekinesis, and the abuse her fanatically religious mother…
Nov 01, 2023lafocareta rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I hadn't read this since high school, so I went back for a Halloween re-read. It holds up surprisingly well, and there are layers to it that I get as an adult that went right over my head as a teen. Carrie remains sympahetic, and honestly,…
Oct 31, 2023
This book is sad and disturbing. Carrie has few moments of happiness. This is about a volatile mother/daughter relationship, the dangers of isolation, and the impact of abuse. King gives it a non-fiction feel by talking about the genetics…
Sep 07, 2023t0mmie8 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is amazing. I have reread this several times and I just gets better every time. In most cases, you hate the villain, but in Carrie you sympathize with her, you want nothing more than for her to get revenge on those who have…
Apr 07, 2023VictoriaDuran408 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Carrie is a young teen girl with a heavy Christian mom and bullies who always have to harass or make fun of her. When Carrie has enough and starts to feel some sort of rage from her life, she discovers that she has powerful telekinetic…
Oct 25, 2022Book_reader_2022 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is soo good! i loved it wish their was a carrie 2 tho
Sep 26, 2022ealonso0313 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Loved the movie, but preferred the book! Much more detailed
May 06, 2022pacl_teens rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
"Stephen King’s Carrie is a haunting novel about the horrors of the teenage experience. In the book, the main character, Carrie White, is constantly bullied and humiliated at school and abused by her religious extremist mother. Carrie…
Mar 01, 2022violet_bear_1518 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The novel Carrie By Stephen King is an enduring piece of horror literature that was the author's first official publication. Carrie is a story of a teenage High School student with telekinesis. Carrie is repeatedly bullied in the novel,…
Jan 29, 2022LESeymour rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Loved the movie, but the book is oddly structured. Didn't "get" me.
Nov 29, 2021InnisfilTeenReads rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Carrie is about a high school senior with telekinetic powers. She’s always been the butt of the joke, the runt of the litter, and the one who was always treated the worst. When she goes to her prom, one last joke results in the biggest…
Sep 07, 2021
One of the most popular horror novels, Carrie details the events of Carrie White’s life as a bullied teen to her inevitable outburst, which causes a horrific disaster in her town. After discovering her new telekinetic powers, Carrie begins…
Aug 28, 2021Tarrare rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I watched Carrie (1976), The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), Carrie (2002), Carrie (2013), and I would like to read the book to see what the movies did right and what they did wrong. By the way, Carrie (2013) was my favorite. Chloe Grace Moretz is…
Aug 14, 2021ficoffey1111 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is the first Stephen King novel I’ve read! I couldn’t put it down and read the whole thing in one sitting! I don’t know if I’d read it again, which is why I gave it 3.5 stars, but I liked it, and I’m glad I read it.
Apr 20, 2021TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I love scary books, so ‘Carrie’ was right up my alley. It’s one of my favorite Stephen King books and it is also a movie! Stephen King does a great job (as usual) of communicating the character’s emotions with the readers and I loved the…
Nov 22, 2020CaitlinTaylor11 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
If you like detailed descriptions then this book is for you.
Jun 20, 2020avocadotree rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I avoided King forever but now love it. I think he's a really good writer. I thought the characters names were amusing and there are a lot of odd ball references throughout.
Nov 18, 2019Metallicat71 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Well all I have to say is this is another one of Stephen Kings masterpieces. An intriguing beginning with many more horrific events to come. This is a book that is relatable if something embarrassing has ever happened to you. Carrie is…
Aug 23, 2019susan_findlay rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Good concept. You can tell that it's one of King's earlier works because the writing is a little choppy. Worth reading though.
Mar 31, 2019
Carrie by Stephen King is the horror author’s debut novel and revolves around Carrie White, a teenage girl with the ability to move things with her mind but is bullied by her peers and abused by her incredibly religious mother. It is a…
Oct 29, 2018kristenpfae rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I read this book for a popular fiction class. I admit it was the first Stephen King book I read and I enjoyed it! It was harsh and totally unrealistic but interesting. I found that I enjoy Stephen Kings writing style and that he is able…
Oct 10, 2018LPL_AdamL rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I've never been that interested in reading Stephen King, but @LPL_LeahN convinced me he is an author to pay attention to. She is totally right! This book is SO COMPELLING. I gobbled it up in a day and a half, and immediately put more…
Sep 30, 20181860Colt rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A fun little novel that really knows how to turn up the weird/creep factor. Not much to complain about, except that the story flow is rather disjointed, but i personally think that adds to it's character. Sympathetic protagonist,…
May 09, 2018DBRL_MattS rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I started reading Stephen King in junior high. Now that I'm older and have decided to read some of his older books again, I notice things I didn't before. Carrie, for example, strikes me now as an immensely sad story. Perhaps it's because…
Mar 28, 2018
Carrie is about a young teenage girl who has a hard life. Her mother is a crazy women who believes the whole world is a sin. She tells Carrie horrible things that make her feel afraid. When she goes to school she gets bullied by the…